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Author of 'Pennyblade' and 'Feral Space'
Of course. Makes a change from a woman in a space helmet and her underwear, I guess.
That DAW cover of Star King- Whys the guy with the sword wearing a space helmet when he's just in his underwear?
I'd rather have a Bergey babe swinging the sword, even if it was at me.
I thought it was a goldfish bowl. If it was a goldfish bowl, it'd make perfect sense that he'd be in his underwear.
Great stuff! Especially THE FACE.
Oh ok,I hadn't even heard of the 'Domains of Koryphon'...but it turns out that is an alternative title for,'The Gray Prince'...I hate alternative titles!! All the stories in Fantasms and Magics are great,especially 'The Miracle Workers'...I think you'd like that one!...and the totally strange,'The Men Return'. I got a Jetbook lite ebook reader about a year ago...and I haven't read one 'real' book,paperback or otherwise,since. And I found literally thousands of old titles that no one will ever see in a bookshop or garage sale...all free!! The only problem I have with it is that now I have so many books,I can never decide which one to read next ...it's a huge problem!!The Jack Vance Reader contains three novels: [FONT=Arial, Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Emphyrio, [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica][SIZE=-1]The Domains of Koryphon and[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica][SIZE=-1]The Languages of Pao[/SIZE][/FONT].
Ah, nice. I was thinking "damn - that book has a cool cover. I should check it out" but upon checking out that book's contents realized that I have all but one of the stories from that collection in The Jack Vance Treasury.
What's your favorite story from Fantasms and Magic?
I've been thinking of investing in an E-book reader, especially given that many used books that I order from the USA don't arrive (for god knows what reason). I also detest waiting nearly a month for my book to arrive only to receive the damn wrong book. This happens too often for my liking.
You might want to try to find a copy of The Jack Vance Treasury which contains all but one of the stories collected in that collection as well as many additional stories. It's a "best of" Vance short stories collection. I've yet to read it. It can often be found on Ebay for around $20.
I have read 3 Demon Princes i dont know why i havent finished the series yet. Adam Reith and wonderful Sworld and planet series Planet of Adventure stole me from Gersen
Any fan for The Killing Machine my fav by far of the first 3 novels.
got a Jetbook lite ebook reader about a year ago...and I haven't read one 'real' book,paperback or otherwise,since. And I found literally thousands of old titles that no one will ever see in a bookshop or garage sale...all free!! The only problem I have with it is that now I have so many books,I can never decide which one to read next ...it's a huge problem!!
I have read 3 Demon Princes i dont know why i havent finished the series yet. Adam Reith and wonderful Sworld and planet series Planet of Adventure stole me from Gersen
"The Men Return", "totally strange", bulls-eye! One of my all-time favorites.
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